Tin with tightly-closing cover



April I2 1921. 1,624,901

A. SCHWIEGER TIN WITH TIGHTLY CLOSING COVER Filed Feb. 19, 1926 Fig.1. v

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ADOLIE SGHWIEGER, OF HANNOVER, GERMANY.

TIN WITH TIGHTLY-CLOSING COVER.

Application filed February 19, 1926, Serial No. 89,396, and in Germany December 18, 1925.

This invention with tightly closing cover, for of cream, ointment, polish, sweets, pills,

relates to an improved tin the reception and the like, and its object is to provide the same with improved means for easily and quickly opening and closing the same.

The accompanying drawing illustrates the improved tin. Figs.

1 and 2 are respectively an elevation and a central vertical section of the same.

The rimmed cover 1 tightly closes the tin 3 having a laterally resilient side wall, which at its top part is engaged by the cover rim and which in its middle has a weak circumferential abutment 4 for the cover, which abutment does not impede the lateral resiliency of said side Wall. The rim of the tin cover, which is also of lateral resiliency,

is downwardly extended at 2 beyond said abutment 4 and so widened at this extension that it fits over cover is put in p By a vigorous said abutment when the lace.

diametrally opposite pressure on the downward extension of the cover rim and a simultaneous rotation of the closed tin both exerted by the fingers of the operator, the tin opens smoothly and automatically, due to the lateral resiliency of the side wall of the tin and of the cover rim, while its closing takes place in a Very quick and safe way.

forth.

In testimony whereof I set my hand.

have hereunto ADOLF SCHl/VIEGER. 

